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- Rachel Jackson
- Women; Presidents' spouses
- A portrait of Rachel Jackson as a young woman with a bonnet in her hair. The print was inspired by an image located at the Houston Public Library.
- Bernhardt Wall Etchings
- Raising Guinea Pigs
- Rodents; Livestock; Animals; Animal feeding
- Young woman pictured outdoors feeding two guinea pigs with a dropper. Sepia tone.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- Robert H. Cartmell Diaries Excerpts
- Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
- Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Roman tower of the 12th Century
- Towers; Cornices; Crow-stepped gables
- William Strickland's watercolor sketch of a Roman tower of the 12th Century. The sketch includes a detail of the corner of the tower. Strickland provides a description of a typical Roman tower.
- William Strickland Sketchbook, 1838
- School Examinations
- Hygiene; Health care; Physical fitness; Schools; School children; Physicians
- View of a physician giving a medical examination to a young school boy.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- Soldier resting on patrol near Vung Chua Mountain
- Military uniforms; Rifles; Military personnel; Soldiers; Men
- A young soldier, his face in profile, sitting on the ground in an area of tall dried vegetation. His uniform pants and shoes are very muddy. His left hand is resting on his left knee. He is smiling slightly. His M-16 rifle is loosely held in his...
- Chistopher D. Ammons
- Spread at Lavergne and Blue Ribbon Contest
- Picnics; Contests
- A group of men, women, and children gather together for a contest or celebration of some sort.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- Tennessee Centennial Ride
- Centennial celebrations; Exhibitions; Anniversaries; Commemorations; Events; Festivals; Fairs; Amusement rides; Exhibition buildings
- Photograph featuring the Giant See-Saw, a very popular attraction located in the midway of Vanity Fair at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. This shot taken from a nearby hill shows Spain's Palace of Illusions (Mirror Maze) on the left and the...
- Tennessee Centennial Exposition
- The "Grand Skedaddle" of the Inhabitants from Charleston, S.C., when Threatened by and Attack from the Federal Troops
- Soldiers; Dogs
- Print of Charleston citizens with their children, pets, livestock, and possessions fleeing the city. A description of the event is featured below the image.
- Civil War Visual Culture
- The Fast Colored Nurse
- African Americans; Women; Nurses; Horses; Carriages and coaches
- A woman in a carriage prepares for travel in order to assist a patient.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- Then there's our theatre
- Theaters; Theater curtains; Stairways; Stages (Platforms)
- This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a stage, on which he has written, "Hereon have appeared backdrops - Remarkable in that they were constructed with very few materials...much ingenuity." Under productions, he...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Transportation Building
- Centennial celebrations; Buildings; Exhibitions; Anniversaries; Commemorations; Exhibition buildings; Gazebos
- Angled view of the Transportation Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Constructed in the Italian Renaissance style, the building had a very simplistic appearance. A gazebo stands in the forefront.
- Tennessee Centennial Exposition
- Trench scene at Batagland "Four de Paris"
- World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Trench warfare
- Soldiers inside a trench, some are standing and others are lying down in dugouts. The floor appears to be constructed of wood planks.
- Tennessee in World War I
- Two Poor Children
- Children; Poverty
- Two children in dirty clothes stand on a porch.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- Typical Negro Cabin and Some of the children
- African Americans; Boys; Poverty; Log cabins
- A group of poverty-stricken children stand on a porch.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- U.S. Cemetery at Belleau Wood
- World War, 1914-1918; Cemeteries
- A graveyard filled with crosses can be seen. The graveyard is surrounded by a fence.
- Tennessee in World War I
- Vaccinations - Fosterville (Colored)
- African Americans; School children; Students; Teenagers; Vaccinations; Preventive medicine
- Seven African-American boys and girls of varying ages display their vaccinations as they stand outdoors against a building. It is assumed that the building is the Fosterville Colored School. Sepia tone.
- Dr. Harry Mustard Photo Album
- William Luther Bigelow Lawrence Diary Excerpts
- Civil Wars; War
- Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Winner Takes All! Vote Kennedy for President
- Broadsides; Presidential elections; Political posters; Labor unions
- Political poster urging people to "Vote Kennedy for President."
- Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture